"Fighting is fighting, why waste time with so much nonsense?" Bai Ye looked at Zi Yuan and said, "I'll deal with two, you deal with one!"
As soon as Bai Ye finished speaking, he reached behind him, took out his sword box, and slammed it onto the ground. Immediately, the sword box opened, and the Seven-Colored Rainbow flew out, heading forward.
Zi Yuan snorted coldly, then picked up her broadsword and charged towards the other side.
The pig-headed man let out an angry roar, then took out his weapon and swung it forward.
Clang, clang, clang!
The pig-headed man's strength was not to be underestimated. In his hand was a massive double-bladed axe. After slashing forward, it directly cleaved the incoming Seven-Colored Flying Swords.
However, the moment the Seven-Colored Flying Swords were knocked away, Bai Ye quickly formed a sword seal.
"Seven-Colored Sword Qi!"
Following Bai Ye's light shout, the knocked-away Seven-Colored Flying Swords hovered in mid-air. Then, the seven colors instantly bloomed. Immediately, the seven swords danced, and seven sword energies of different colors simultaneously slashed downwards.
Boom, boom, boom!
Explosive roars erupted, the ground was pulverized, and dust and sand swirled outwards.
Moments later, as the dust settled, the pig-headed man was covered in countless sword marks, his body dyed red with blood.
Thump!
The pig-headed man knelt on the ground, then collapsed onto the earth.
But at this moment...
The pig-headed man who was fighting Gengar and Zi Yuan suddenly stopped moving, disengaged from the fight, and quickly walked to the front of the fallen pig-headed man.
What's going on?
Bai Ye was utterly confused. The two pig-headed men both squatted down and grabbed the arms of their fallen comrade.
Rip, rip!
In the next instant, the two pig-headed men directly tore off their comrade's arms, put them into their mouths, and began to chew voraciously.
"Holy crap!" Bai Ye's eyes widened. "They even eat their own companions?"
Zi Yuan said in a deep voice, "Ever since the Pig-Head Emperor was born, the pig-headed people have completely changed. They are like mindless zombies, fighting madly without feeling pain or fatigue. They devour other living beings, including their own kin. While consuming flesh and blood, they also absorb their companions' pain and resentment, thus becoming even stronger!"
As Zi Yuan spoke, the two pig-headed men had already devoured most of their comrade's body.
Then...
They raised their heads and roared, their blood-red eyes glowing with a sanguine light!
Bai Ye didn't need to scan them. From their suddenly surging auras, he could tell that the strength of these two pig-headed men had clearly increased, and their physical attributes should have become higher.
In the next instant, the two pig-headed men lunged forward again, charging at Bai Ye and Zi Yuan.
Gengar flickered and blocked in front of the pig-headed men, but was directly sent flying, tumbling on the ground. Then, the pig-headed men reached Bai Ye and swung their axes.
Clang!
Bai Ye drew his Frost Condensing Sword and held it in front of him, followed by a crisp metallic clang!
The pig-headed men's physical attributes had indeed increased, but that didn't mean they could be stronger than Bai Ye. In fact, let alone Bai Ye, Zi Yuan on the other side was also chasing down a pig-headed man and beating him, showing no mercy for the extermination of her clan.
However, the pig-headed men's ability to grow stronger by devouring other living beings made Bai Ye somewhat wary. This ability was very powerful. If there were truly pig-headed men who had devoured countless other living beings, they would definitely be extremely difficult to deal with.
As Bai Ye thought, he single-handedly blocked the pig-headed man's axe. Then, he formed a sword seal, and seven flying swords simultaneously flew in, piercing the pig-headed man's back.
Thwack, thwack, thwack...
The sound of tearing flesh echoed. The pig-headed man's back was riddled with bloody holes. With blood spurting out, he finally fell to the ground.
Bai Ye glanced at his mission. The first task of killing a pig-headed man had changed to 2/30. He then looked at Zi Yuan, who was still fighting on the side...
"Beautiful lady, I'm here to help!"
Bai Ye ran quickly. Taking advantage of the moment Zi Yuan's weapon collided with the pig-headed man's, Bai Ye directly jumped onto the pig-headed man's back and plunged his Frost Condensing Sword into its side neck.
The pig-headed man's pupils contracted sharply, then his legs went weak, and he knelt on the ground.
Killed a kill steal, so satisfying!
Zi Yuan didn't pay attention to Bai Ye's shameless act of kill-stealing. Instead, she looked ahead and said, "This is already the outskirts of the swamp. The presence of pig-headed people here means that the army has definitely started its attack, or has already invaded the lizardmen's territory."
Bai Ye nodded and asked, "And then?"
Zi Yuan replied, "With just the two of us, how can we be their match?"
Bai Ye exclaimed, "You still want to take down the Pig-Head Emperor and the pig-headed army by yourself?"
Zi Yuan looked confused, "Then why did we come here?"
Bai Ye remembered his mission and decisively said, "Save the chieftain!"
Zi Yuan asked in confusion, "Save the chieftain?"
Bai Ye explained, "Look at so many pig-headed people, we definitely can't deal with them. So what can we do? Of course, we can save one lizardman, then another, and send them to the Monster Country. When Rimuru and the Pig-Head Emperor go to war in the future, these will be battle forces."
Pig-Head Emperor?
Bai Ye curled his lips. His brain wasn't broken; was that someone he could deal with?
Based on the mission details and the current trajectory, the Pig-Head Emperor was most likely Rimuru's opponent. What Bai Ye could do was to jump around during this war, gain as much benefit as possible. In fact, Bai Ye felt that saving the lizardmen was just the beginning.
Zi Yuan nodded and said, "You're right, we can only do what we can. If that's the case, let's hurry."
"Wait..." Bai Ye said, "Let me draw twice first."
Zi Yuan asked, confused, "Draw twice?"
With a clang!
As soon as Zi Yuan finished speaking, a huge gacha machine was slammed down beside Bai Ye. Then, with the sound of the machine spinning, a blue gacha ball dropped out.
Zi Wu Han Sha (Magic Treasure) (Blue): Made from the silk spun by silkworms living in the Zi Wu Cold Tide. Effects: Frost Invasion (causes the cold silk to transform into a cold tide for attack), Ice Sky Frost Ground (when used in an environment with water or ice, attack power increases by 20%), Sky Freeze (the cold tide formed by the cold silk fills the sky, raining down hail).
Magic treasures from the Xianxia region...
Bai Ye stroked his chin. The swamp surely had water, right?
Thinking this, Zi Wu Han Sha should be quite useful in an environment that matches it.
As Bai Ye thought, he put away Zi Wu Han Sha and said to Zi Yuan, "Do you want to try too?"
"Ah?" Zi Yuan pointed to herself and asked, "How do I play?"
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